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Episode 73: Why Food Tech Is So Hard to Fund with New York Angels Executive Director Peter Bodenheimer
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① A product can be 10x better and still fail: Peter explains why food tech is such a difficult category for startup investors. Food is a low-margin, high-volume business, whic...
Episode 72: When the Deal Goes Sideways | TEN Capital Network Founder and CEO Hall Martin on Angel Investing’s Next Era
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① The biggest angel investing risk may not be failure: Hall explains why the deal that goes sideways can be more frustrating than the deal that goes under. A failed startup is...
Episode 71: Nebraska Angels Executive Director Josh Bartels on Building a High-Trust Angel Network
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① Angel group culture is not a soft metric: Josh explains how Nebraska Angels has built a room where investors trust each other, participate actively, and feel comfortable wri...
Episode 70: "The Story Is the Asset" | Courtside Ventures Founding Partner Vasu Kulkarni on Collectibles, Community, and Angel Investing
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① Collectibles are built on story: Vasu explains why a game-worn jersey, a rare watch, a ticket stub, or a trading card is not valuable because of raw materials. It is valuabl...
Episode 69: "Roll Up Your Sleeves or Go Home" | Israel365 Media's Ben Woolf on Israel's Prove It First Investment Culture, Founder Grit, and Why Ideas Alone Don't Get Funded
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① Israel’s startup culture is built around proof: Ben explains why first-time founders in Israel usually do not get funded on an idea alone. They have to build, test, get cust...
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